26 §1415-C. Evaluation team report - Maine Statutes

Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Chapter 19: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §12 (RPR); RR 1995, C. 2, §69 (COR)

Subchapter 2: REHABILITATION SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §13 (NEW)

Article 4: ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO WORK HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §13 (NEW)

§1415-C. Evaluation team report

1. Team designation. The director of the bureau shall designate one or more evaluation teams, which must consist of at least 2 persons, one of whom must be a registered nurse licensed under Title 32, chapter 31, subchapter III and one of whom must be a registered occupational therapist.

[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]

2. Duties. An individual who applies to the bureau for a personal care assistance services subsidy must be evaluated by an evaluation team, which shall determine the need of that individual for personal care assistance services and the extent of that need. If the team determines that the individual needs more than 35 hours a week of personal care assistance services, that recommendation must be part of the report to the director.

[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]

3. Redetermination. An individual receiving a personal care assistance services subsidy under section 1415-A must be periodically reevaluated by an evaluation team to determine the individual's continuing need for personal care assistance services and the extent of that need.

[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW).